Aladdin couldn't find anything to say, and merely stared at Genie. Genie shrugged and shook his head, as if to say there was nothing I could do, sorry.
"Uh, Aladdin,"Jasmine was saying, trying to get his attention.
"Um, what? What?"
She gestured towards the prince.
"Oh, um, right."he said, nodding. "Um, so, then you're here to, right."Aladdin stumbled.
Jasmine interrupted him, and welcomed the prince.
"Welcome to Agrabah. We will do everything to see that you are comfortable."
"Genie,"Aladdin whispered while Jasmine was speaking to the prince. "Exactly how did this happen?"
"Uh, well, Al, see, he...well, he does seem to be rather...intelligent. I underestimated him."
"I don't care if you did underestimate him, I don't! And you had better help me keep a close eye on him."
"Right on, Al."
"You got here alone, did you?"asked Aladdin, looking around.
"Well, yes."
"Just you? No one, nothing else?"he asked, looking around.
"Um, no Your Majesty."
"Oh, very...um, interesting, I guess I should say."
"True, the last one seemed a much more...promising match."said Genie, nodding.
"Wha-"began Jasmine.
"So, I'm thinking you must be tired, from what I know you must have traveled a long way."interrupted Aladdin.
"Well, yes, I must admit, I am tired."
"Well, in that case, we'll get you a comfortable room, and you can rest. Uh, Genie. I'd go myself, but I have some business to attend to, you know. So, Genie, will you please see to it."said Aladdin.
"Right on, Al."
"What as Genie talking about?"asked Jasmine.
"What do you mean?"
"When he was saying the last one seemed to offer a better match? Isn't he the first suitors who's come?"
"Oh, I don't know. You know Genie, always doing things that don't make any sense. I've really actually stopped trying to understand him, if you know what I mean."
Jasmine nodded.
"Well, Fahriha will be very happy to hear this. Not that it will take long, you know how fast gossip travels."
"Uh, now that you've brought that up, I don't think it'd be a good idea to just introduce them just right now, just like that. Maybe we should wait a little while."
"Wait? For what? She's already fifteen. I started having plenty of suitors as soon as I turned fifteen. Almost he second I turned fifteen. I'm surprised we've had to wait this long."
"Well, still. You know, that way we could get to know him a little better, too."
"He seems like a nice guy."
"He seems, that doesn't mean he is."
Genie was dressed in a white shirt, and a bright blue bowtie, and leading Prince Khalil.
"This portion of the Palace, is of course the selamlik."he explained needlessly.
"I can see that."said Prince Khalil.
"Now, you don't talk to me like that."said Genie. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, how are we ever going to get you to meet the princess with that attitude."he shook his head. "Hopefully you'll be luckier than the last suitor who came here. Left three days afterwards. Couldn't stand her."
"What do you mean?"
"What do I mean? Well, she is the Sultan's daughter, and the princess, but..."Genise sighed and shook his head. "She is just a nightmare. Trust me. She is...well, how should I explain this to you? She is...simply uncontrollable. She has the worse temper, and she goes into such tantrums that...let's just say she's not that much fun to be around when she's in a tantrum. Not very safe, either."
Prince Khalil looked astonished.
"Oh, my!"
"Yup. Well, I certainly wish you good luck."
"Thank you."
"Can't I see my brothers?"Fahrira asked the guards.
"Well, I suppose that is possible, Princess. One of us will go get them. After all, you're father does not want you to leave the haremlik for any reason."
"They are my brothers. I would only like to talk to them."
The guards nodded. She sighed.
"What's wrong, Fahrira?"asked Rakim.
"I just didn't want to have to talk to anyone who was also confined to the haremlik."she said.
"You could talk to Mom."
"She's not here. I can't wait to get married, hopefully then I can at least go out of the haremlik, and hopefully go outside without eunuch guards, and not in a covered sedan."
"I still don't think Dad would let you do that."said Ilyas.
"No, I don't think so, either. Oh, I have to go. I'll probably be in trouble if they find out I was out for more time than I'm allowed."she said.
"And..."asked Aladdin.
"Hopefully he got the message."
"You told him Fahriha was horrible?"
"Well, sort of to make him change his mind."
"Good thinking. Let's hope he does."
The Kizlar Aghasi arrived.
"Look, I have some new instructions for you. Starting right now, this instant, under no circumstances is Princess Fahriha outside of the haremlik for ANYTHIG, do you understand? I mean it! If I find out she's outside without my permission, it will be your head! And I am far from kidding!"
"The princess almost never leaved the haremlik."
"Well, make sure she never leaves, for any reason, unless I say otherwise, and when that happens, well, we'll discuss that when we get to it, got it? Now, we have a guest, and I would like you have someone go to the market and get the prettiest girl they can find, because I would like you to offer her to him, you hear?"
"Um, yes, of course, Your Majesty."
"Good."
The Kizlar bowed and walked away.
"Hopefully with that and what you said, he'll leave in no time."
"No doubt."said Genie.
